24 September 2021

Date: 

Friday, 24 September, 2021

Time: 

10:00

Location: 

Headquarters, Shrewsbury

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Apologies for Absence
02 Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion of, or voting on, any matter, in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.

03 Public Questions

Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

04 Minutes

Members are asked to agree the minutes, to follow marked 4, of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 29 July 2021, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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PDF icon 4 - Standards, Audit and Performance Management Committee Minutes 29 July 2021145.33 KB
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05 Statement of Accounts 2020/21

This report, attached marked 5, presents the completed Statement of Accounts for 2020/21 to the Committee for consideration and approval.

As the Statement is in excess of 90 pages, a hard copy has not been included with the meeting papers but can be accessed on the Fire Authority’s website via the following link:

24 September 2021 | Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

A paper copy will be made available upon request.

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File 5 - Statement of Accounts 2020/2179.58 KB
PDF icon 5 - Appendix A Statement of Accounts 2020/211.17 MB
PDF icon 5 - Appendix B Balance Sheet Movements120.54 KB
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06 Annual Governance Statement 2020/21 and Improvement Plan 2021/22

This report, attached marked 6, sets out the draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2020/21 and AGS Improvement Plan 2021/22 to be included in the Fire Authority’s Statement of Accounts.  It also reports on initial progress of activities contained within the 2021/22 Improvement Plan.

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PDF icon 6 - Annual Governance Statement 2020/21 and Improvement Plan 2021/22190.8 KB
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07 External Audit: Audit Findings Report

Representatives of the External Auditors will present the Audit Findings for the year ended 31 March 2021, attached marked 7.

The Chair of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee, Chief Fire Officer and Treasurer (in accordance with the authority delegated to them by the Fire Authority at its meeting on 13 February 2012) will then sign the Letter of Representation for the year ended 31 March 2021, as required by External Audit.

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PDF icon 7 - External Audit: Audit Findings Report 2020/215.98 MB
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08 Appointment of External Auditors 2023/24

This report, attached marked 8, informs the Committee of the next round of external auditor appointments, and asks the Committee to consider the options available and recommend the preferred option to the Fire Authority.

 

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PDF icon 8 - Appointment of External Auditors 2023/2497.17 KB
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09 Annual Review 2020/21

This report, attached marked 9, presents the draft Annual Review (also known as the Annual Statement of Assurance) for 2020/21 and gives the Committee an opportunity to make comment on the draft, prior to its going forward to the full Fire Authority for consideration and approval.

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PDF icon 9 - Annual Review 2020/2165.85 KB
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10 Corporate Risk Management Summary

This report, attached marked 10, updates Members on the status of risks on the Corporate Risk Register.

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PDF icon 10 - Corporate Risk Management Summary177.41 KB
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11 Performance: Corporate Performance Indicators April to June 2021

This report, to follow marked 11, presents a summary of the Service’s performance from April to July 2021.

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PDF icon 11 - Corporate Performance Indicators April to June 2021349.67 KB
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12 Exclusion of Press and Public

Members have a discretion to exclude the press and public from meetings of the Fire Authority in defined circumstances.  In view of the nature of business to be transacted, it is recommended that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied in all the circumstances of the case that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information, that Members formally resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

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13 Corporate Risk Management Summary (Paragraph 4)

The Committee is asked to receive Appendix C to Report 10 – Corporate Risk Management Summary, attached marked 12, which contains exempt information.

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